{"id":4050,"date":"2021-04-18T02:29:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T02:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/?p=4050"},"modified":"2021-05-04T23:22:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T23:22:25","slug":"lets-celebrate-navratri-nine-days-of-dancing-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/18\/lets-celebrate-navratri-nine-days-of-dancing-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Celebrate Navratri -Nine days of Dancing &amp; Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4050\" class=\"elementor elementor-4050\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f31973f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f31973f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6c7dab\" data-id=\"d6c7dab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5569e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5569e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #262626; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Written by Ajanta\u00a0Chakraborty <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; padding: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/culturegroovekids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>@culturegroovekids<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #262626; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b>&amp; Vivek Kumar<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #262626;\">. <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">This book is based on the fun trip of Maya and her brother Neel to Gujarat , India.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u00a0Maya and Neel live in Chicago , USA they have not experienced the real fun of Navratri festival. This travel to India helps them to enjoy festival and it\u2019s real fun in the land of Dandiya\u2019s. They stay with Maya\u2019s uncle and his family.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;\"> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Maya\u2019s uncle and his family explain little kids each and every detail of Navratri festival and how it\u2019s celebrated in Gujarat.<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">They have fun practicing Garba, (dancing around the Garbo lamp) eating\/ munching all the traditional sweets and food ( Dhalia, Lapsi, Chakli, Dholka , Fafda ) cooked during festive time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Also during their trip to market, kids get to know about different dresses (Dhoti, Kedia- for boys; Chaniya and Choli for girls) which they wear during Navratri festival.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Wearing new dresses and with company of their cousin Hiral, both Maya and Neel visit the big field to dance for dhandiya holding sticks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8017154\" data-id=\"8017154\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efaf707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efaf707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #262626; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Little readers have so much fun in repeating the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\">actions of Maya and Neel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Author\u2019s have navigated little readers to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">witness how Maya and Neel enjoyed to know about the story of Navratri. Author\u2019s<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"> tell little readers of different ways how Navratri is celebrated across India\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">especially in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">They also share about the story of Ram Leela.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">This book is great for little kids to explore to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">know so much about the festival. Colorful illustrations create impact for\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">little kids helping them to visualize things so powerfully that they go to<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"> imaginary world of Navratri happening in front of their eyes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d5409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3d5409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/journalsofmomma?listId=1WZISAFXTO3CK\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Purchase here<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Ajanta&nbsp;Chakraborty @culturegroovekids&nbsp;&amp; Vivek Kumar. This book is based on the fun trip of Maya and her brother Neel to Gujarat , India.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maya and Neel live in Chicago , USA they have not experienced the real fun of Navratri festival. This travel to India helps them to enjoy festival and it\u2019s real fun in &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/18\/lets-celebrate-navratri-nine-days-of-dancing-fun\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Let\u2019s Celebrate Navratri -Nine days of Dancing &amp; Fun<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[109,108,111,110,112,114,115],"class_list":["post-4050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-multicultural-children-books","tag-dancefun","tag-dandiya","tag-durgapuja","tag-navrathri","tag-ninedays","tag-raavan","tag-ramsita"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-9.jpeg",828,904,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-9-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-9-275x300.jpeg",275,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-9-768x838.jpeg",768,838,true],"large":["https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-9.jpeg",828,904,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-9.jpeg",828,904,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-9.jpeg",828,904,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Deepika","author_link":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/author\/deepika-suresh-kumar\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Written by Ajanta&nbsp;Chakraborty @culturegroovekids&nbsp;&amp; Vivek Kumar. This book is based on the fun trip of Maya and her brother Neel to Gujarat , India.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maya and Neel live in Chicago , USA they have not experienced the real fun of Navratri festival. This travel to India helps them to enjoy festival and it\u2019s real fun in&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4050"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4693,"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4050\/revisions\/4693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalsofmomma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}